§*††^^^^.. ..^^^^††*§
#§%%«..... .....«%%§#
#§§§*%†«^. .^«†%*§§§#
###§*%†«^. .^«†%*§###
#§%†^..... .....^†%§#
###§*%†«^. # * . # * . # * lying # * . # * . # * . .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. # * . in my room, # * . .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. # arms flopped over the edge of the bed. .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. # * . something poking my left hand, .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. # * . something slimy, .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. # * . slithering around the fingers, .^«†%*§###
##**%%†«^. # * . up the arm. # * . .^«†%%**##
#*†«...... is it drug-fueled apathy? # * . ......«†*#
#§*%«..... # * . i don't move the arm. .....«%*§#
###§*%†«^. # * . # * . # * . .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. whatever it is that's tasting me, # * . .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. it moves further up, # * . .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. reaches the armpit. # * . .^«†%*§###
#****%†«^. i turn my head toward it. # * . .^«†%****#
###§*%†«^. # * . looks like seagrass. .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. # * . it's kinda cute. # * . .^«†%*§###
##**†^.... # * . # * . # * . ....^†**##
###§*%†«^. # * . once it's up my neck and on my .^«†%*§###
#**%%«.... face, i bite it. # * . ....«%%**#
§§%†«..... # * . the texture is like that of a .....«†%§§
####§*%«^. juicy # * . grape, .^«%*§####
###§*%†«^. # * . and the squish tastes like sweet .^«†%*§###
§**†«..... # * . # * . cucumber. . .....«†**§
###§*%†«^. # * . it's very good. # * . and i # * . .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. suck more of it in. # * . .^«†%*§###
§*%†^^.... # * . chew it. # * . ....^^†%*§
###§*%†«^. # * . the seagrass doesn't seem to mind. .^«†%*§###
#*%«««.... # * . # * . # * . ....«««%*#
§%%«...... * « apathy gone, i sit up. * « ......«%%§
§%%«^..... * « the tendrils are stuck under * « .....^«%%§
#§%†«..... * « my shirt, * « entering by the arm .....«†%§#
#§***%†«^. and exiting through the collar. * « .^«†%***§#
###§*%†«^. * « this makes it hard for me to push .^«†%*§###
§*††«..... more of it in my mouth. * « .....«††*§
##**†^.... * « i make to remove the shirt, but the ....^†**##
###§*%†«^. seagrass finally protests when i try to .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. move my left arm. * « .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. * « so - eating it is ok, * « .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. * « * « moving it is not. * « * « .^«†%*§###
###§*%†«^. .^«†%*§###
####§%†«^. .^«†%§####
####§*%†«^ ^«†%*§####
###§*%†«^. .^«†%*§###
§%«^...... ......^«%§